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Letter To Congressional Leadership On Criminal Justice, Social Supports And Medicaid
Letter to House leadership urging the swift passage of the Reentry Act (S. 1165/H.R. 2400) and Due Process Continuity of Care Act (S. 971/ H.R. 3074), and expressing disappointment that these bills were excluded from the SUPPORT Act. -
Neuroplasticity III: Trusting Myself after Psychosis & Jail
It became clear that trusting myself had to come from within. This was not something that someone else could give me. -
Help Not Handcuffs Webinar — Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops
Mar. 8, 2022, 7–8:30 p.m. ET Join NAMI for the kickoff of the Help Not Handcuffs: A Day in the Life series featuring an abbreviated version of the Emmy award-winning HBO documentary “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops.” Following the screening will be a discussion with Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from the film as well […]
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Help Not Handcuffs: Wisdom of Trauma
June 29, 4-5:30 p.m. ET NAMI Help Not Handcuffs webinar series welcomes Fritzi Horstman, Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project; Ray Lay, Peer Support Specialist and Member of NAMI Board of Directors; Nathaniel McLeroy, Manager of Youth and Community Engagement; and Vesper Moore, Chief Operating Officer of Kiva Centers. Trauma does not excuse […] -
Help Not Handcuffs: Mental Health Emergencies and Police Response
July 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ET The March 8th Help Not Handcuffs session featuring Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro from “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops” generated a great deal of audience interest so NAMI has invited them back to continue the conversation and answer more of your questions. Joining the discussion will also be Dirk Butler […] -
Letter to Missouri Governor on Criminal Justice
Letter to Missouri Governor Parson, asking for Johnny Johnson’s death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Johnson’s persistent and profound mental illness and developmental disabilities. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding and Crisis Services
Letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders, urging Congress to continue to make mental health care a national priority and to build on FY 2023 appropriations for 988 and mobile crisis response to meet the expected continued growth in demand. -
988 at One: Celebrating Progress & Looking Ahead to Help People in Crisis
Its success shows what we can accomplish when advocates, partners and policymakers work together toward a common goal. -
New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Finds Low Familiarity of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline but Broad Bipartisan Support for Federal Funding
Days before the one-year anniversary of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline becoming available nationwide, a new poll from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) finds most Americans (82%) are still not familiar with 988 — a resource to help people in mental health, substance use and suicide crises get connected to crisis support. -
Advocacy Resource on Crisis Services and Mental Health Funding
Reimagine Crisis Response Ad in POLITICO for 988’s one-year anniversary, urging continued support and funding for mental health crisis response.